Redefining Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship With Thom Ruhe
January 15, 2026
If entrepreneurs are inspired, empowered, and genuinely love what they are doing, their efforts can lead to profound economic development. Gary Schoeniger speaks with his longtime friend Thom Ruhe, President and CEO of NC IDEA. Together, they discuss what it takes to build thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems – not just programs or funding pipelines, but cultures of agency, inclusion, and possibility. Thom also explains why mindset may be the missing piece in economic development and…
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Cultivating Entrepreneurial Mindsets On A Global Scale With Jonathan Ortmans
November 13, 2025
Here’s the thing that still puzzles me: We all know entrepreneurship drives innovation, creates jobs, and fuels economies. We know that. But, it’s still not a core part of how we educate, how we train, how we think about the future of learning and work. Today’s guest is Jonathan Ortmans, who is, in my opinion, one of the loudest, clearest voices pushing to change that. As the founder of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, he…
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